May offers Brussels powers to Scotland (but with a veto)

Scottish ministers were angry at proposals that would see the UK keep controlJANE BARLOW/PA

Theresa May offered to hand all EU powers over devolved areas to Holyrood to break the Brexit deadlock with the Scottish government.

The move has been rejected by SNP ministers, who were angry that UK ministers would keep control over powers under their remit. Under the deal all 111 powers over devolved areas exercised by the EU would go to Holyrood after Brexit, including fishing, agriculture, environmental standards, food labelling and rail franchises.

Ministers at Westminster hoped that it would end SNP claims of a power grab. However, UK ministers were adamant that they would need a veto over some powers until “common frameworks” were agreed to ensure that in areas such as agriculture the Scottish government did not disrupt the internal British market.

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